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us what industry experts know too well, how bacteria eat right through pipe. >> this is solid steel. >> reporter: and bacteria get into the pilot when drillers pump seawater into petroleum to maintain pressure turning whoa is called sweet crude into sour crude, significantly increasing problems, like this. indern pipeline inspection robots called pigs, if used, can discover coercion. >> finding it is the name of the game. >> reporter: in san francisco today, federal, state and private oil-spill management teams prepared for a major oil- spill disaster drill. later they week they will simulate a tank explosion and bay clean-up they say hulls also show increased coercion now, but spill responders say tankers are not longer their biggest worry. >> we're getting less and less oil spills caused by tank essential vessels and more and more oil spills by pipelines. >>> this month's explosion and fire in san bruno was reminiscent of another natural gas line explosion in new mexico ten years ago. although it was in a more remote area, the new mexico ast actually killed more people, 12 died, ma
us what industry experts know too well, how bacteria eat right through pipe. >> this is solid steel. >> reporter: and bacteria get into the pilot when drillers pump seawater into petroleum to maintain pressure turning whoa is called sweet crude into sour crude, significantly increasing problems, like this. indern pipeline inspection robots called pigs, if used, can discover coercion. >> finding it is the name of the game. >> reporter: in san francisco today, federal,...
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alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest on the government's efforts to keep up with technology. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. that's right. the bottom line here is that communications technology is getting so sophisticated government spies are struggling to keep up. as more people communicate on line instead of by phone the feds say their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is going dark. so the new york times reports today that the obama administration is going to ask congress to okay legislation that will make it easier for the government to eavesdrop on internet and e-mail communications like social networking sites and blackberries. it wants all on line services technically equipped to comply with a wiretap order. now internet privacy groups say the legislation would have huge implication but the feds are pointing to a he cent high profile terror attempt they say could have been stopped much sooner. i will have more on that during my next update in a
alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest on the government's efforts to keep up with technology. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. that's right. the bottom line here is that communications technology is getting so sophisticated government spies are struggling to keep up. as more people communicate on line instead of by phone the feds say their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is going dark. so the new york times...
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a federal judge has rule the lawsuit accusing antioch police of using harassment and arrests to drive african-american renters out of city can go forward as a class-action. the city says the allegations are not true. some 1,000 antioch residents have signed on as plaintiffs. >>> one acre of land stacked with trash is the exact spot where volunteers searched today for a body. as investigators tried to solve a mysterious string of east bay killings. ktvu's ken pritchett reports. >> reporter: truck after truckloaded with garbage passed through the gates the keller canyon landfill in pittsburg and while there was hardly a sign of police, they were beyond our cameras, searching. >> it's very time-consuming. you have to search small areas at one time. >> reporter: hercules police spokesman says because of the connection to the north shore business park in hercules, the trash dumpsters are delivered to this landfill. >> the north shore business park is key, because efren valdemoro, the vehicle that he was last seen driving, the cadillac escalade was found in the north shore business park. >>
a federal judge has rule the lawsuit accusing antioch police of using harassment and arrests to drive african-american renters out of city can go forward as a class-action. the city says the allegations are not true. some 1,000 antioch residents have signed on as plaintiffs. >>> one acre of land stacked with trash is the exact spot where volunteers searched today for a body. as investigators tried to solve a mysterious string of east bay killings. ktvu's ken pritchett reports. >>...
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doctors say quick use of c.p.r. when david collapsed helped save his life. >> the legal battle over just who owns a massive emerald will continue on monday in an la courtroom. morgan hill resident tony thomas took the stand yesterday claiming he is the rightful owner of the 840-pound gem. thomas said he paid $60,000 for the so-called emerald after it was unearthed in 2001. but thomas never got the gem and now several people claim they are the rightful owners. authorities seized the emerald in las vegas after 2008 after it was reported stolen. testimony from other would-be owner it is set for monday. >>> they come from all over the world to compete. the distinction a bay area boat race being held this weekend can claim. >>> also coming up, we are entering a heat wave. so which day will have the hottest temperatures? our meteorologist mark tamayo is working on your complete bay area forecast. thclit ofasswch. thsmthssf 0 z. alce tes2dvst ct ll eye eresd. a lld t omanon. . >> well, temperatures today soared across the
doctors say quick use of c.p.r. when david collapsed helped save his life. >> the legal battle over just who owns a massive emerald will continue on monday in an la courtroom. morgan hill resident tony thomas took the stand yesterday claiming he is the rightful owner of the 840-pound gem. thomas said he paid $60,000 for the so-called emerald after it was unearthed in 2001. but thomas never got the gem and now several people claim they are the rightful owners. authorities seized the...
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the city is considering using the san mateo police department for protection. if the city council approves the switch tonight, the matter will then go to the council. if it is approved there, the issue will tentatively go to the department. >>> david stevenson live in san francisco now with more on how they say this federally funded program provides paychecks and it's so crucial. >> reporter: at the internet archive in san francisco today, the quiet steady work of scanning books went on for 145 jobs who 145 works who may lose their jobs and paychecks. >> i know that i'll be out there too. >> reporter: san francisco officials, business leaders and workers called for a $3.51 billion year extension of the federal stimulus funds that funds the city's jobs now program. >> this program arguably is the most successful stimulus program in the united states of america and i can back that up. >> reporter: jobs now uses federal dollars to reimburse business who hire local employees. it will reduce welfare roles by 20%. >> we can head out $450 a week not to work or $447 a
the city is considering using the san mateo police department for protection. if the city council approves the switch tonight, the matter will then go to the council. if it is approved there, the issue will tentatively go to the department. >>> david stevenson live in san francisco now with more on how they say this federally funded program provides paychecks and it's so crucial. >> reporter: at the internet archive in san francisco today, the quiet steady work of scanning books...
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the wind will continue to be with us. maybe a few showers later today. areas in the mid-90s a few hours ago and now 60s along the the coast. it will be cold tomorrow morning with clear skies and warmer as we head to the weekend. >>> thank you. authorities in colorado say eight people are missing in the area of a 6,000-acre wildfire that is burning near boulder. they are not sure if the missing are in any of the 53 homes that were destroyed. the fire forced 3500 people to evacuate as it threatened about 1,000 homes. firefighters have been hampered by exploding propane tanks and rattlesnakes and poison ivy. >>> friends, family and colleagues are saying good-bye to dave mackelhatten. >> i was so nervous and green and he was experienced when i started working with him. he was some kind. >> a service began about 11:00 this morning at the calvary presbyterian church in san francisco. his career started at kts radio in 1951 and moving to kpix in 1976 as an anchor. he retired 10 years ago and two weeks ago, he died from complications of a stroke. the family is a
the wind will continue to be with us. maybe a few showers later today. areas in the mid-90s a few hours ago and now 60s along the the coast. it will be cold tomorrow morning with clear skies and warmer as we head to the weekend. >>> thank you. authorities in colorado say eight people are missing in the area of a 6,000-acre wildfire that is burning near boulder. they are not sure if the missing are in any of the 53 homes that were destroyed. the fire forced 3500 people to evacuate as it...
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and make us less safe. that's what it's going to do. >> unbelievablely we're out of time for full questions with full answers. let me ask something real quick. senator you can get a quick rebut ball. you're also for allowing the assault weapons ban to disappear. is that correct? >> i think it's chris call clear we have loads of laws, and most of the time criminals are breaking those laws, and we are curtailing citizens' lawful rights to carry guns. the say salt weapons ban is extremely arbitrary in what qualifies as an assault weapon. let me say, senator boxer, perhaps she's truly confused or perhaps trying to create rhetoric, but the no-fly list and watch list are different things. >> yes, the assault weapons ban has been in place in california since the 1980s, so to go back to that dangerous yesterday makes no sense at all. it has bipartisan support, and also my colleague has worked so hard to get that assault weapon ban to be in place nationally, and i've been her strong supporter in that and hope i can
and make us less safe. that's what it's going to do. >> unbelievablely we're out of time for full questions with full answers. let me ask something real quick. senator you can get a quick rebut ball. you're also for allowing the assault weapons ban to disappear. is that correct? >> i think it's chris call clear we have loads of laws, and most of the time criminals are breaking those laws, and we are curtailing citizens' lawful rights to carry guns. the say salt weapons ban is...
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marijuana use jumped 8% and remains the most commonly used drug. the use of ecstasy rose 37%. there was a 60% jump in number of methamphetamine users. one federal drug control official is blaming eroding attitudes for the increases and the growing number of states that's approved medicinal marijuana. >>> we want to go over to sal. how does it look? >> reporter: we're starting with 280 there northbound getting up to the valley. looks good. now back to the desk. >>> what investigators are focusing on today plus a new kind of threat to the victims. why they are being warned. >>> still developing story. bay area police open fire just hours ago. we're going to go to the scene of where it happened.
marijuana use jumped 8% and remains the most commonly used drug. the use of ecstasy rose 37%. there was a 60% jump in number of methamphetamine users. one federal drug control official is blaming eroding attitudes for the increases and the growing number of states that's approved medicinal marijuana. >>> we want to go over to sal. how does it look? >> reporter: we're starting with 280 there northbound getting up to the valley. looks good. now back to the desk. >>> what...
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missing us by about 154,000 miles. the second one will whiz by within about 49,000 miles of us. that's about 2:00 this afternoon. >>> new zealand has been rocked by more than 300 aftershocks since saturday's big 7.1 earthquake. the largest aftershock happened overnight. it was a 5.1 on the richter scale. this is forcing officials to extend a state of emergency for at least another week. luckily no injuries have been reported from any aftershocks so far. but it's causing more damage to the hundreds of quake ravaged buildings. >>> there's widespread speculation that white house chief of staff will run for mayor of chicago after current mayor announced yesterday he will not seek a seventh term next year. earlier this year manuel said he would like to run for mayor some day but would not run against daily. he'd worked on first winning campaign for mayor back in 1989. >>> time now 5:47. the city of san francisco is raking in millions of dollars more from parking meters than it did five years ago. now the additional $12 million in the revenue is coming from price increases at the mete
missing us by about 154,000 miles. the second one will whiz by within about 49,000 miles of us. that's about 2:00 this afternoon. >>> new zealand has been rocked by more than 300 aftershocks since saturday's big 7.1 earthquake. the largest aftershock happened overnight. it was a 5.1 on the richter scale. this is forcing officials to extend a state of emergency for at least another week. luckily no injuries have been reported from any aftershocks so far. but it's causing more damage to...
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. >> it's not just us. when we want things from hospital records, it takes longer to get these things. it's -- it compounds itself. >> reporter: the furlough's expect, 150,000 workers and saves the state about $137 million a month. >> without a budget in place, california is in a precarious position. >> reporter: well, folks we spoke to are not steep in constitutional law, they are hoping the legal argument that the governor overstepped his authority by ordering these furloughs wins over the california supreme court. >> people come and demand service for us and they complain we cannot provide service as much as we should have. >> reporter: furlough days are scheduled for the last three fridays in september. the next one is in two days. the governor says as soon as lawmakers pass the state budget, the furloughs will stop. reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> governor schwarzenegger is holding firm in his refusal to defend the state's same-sex marriage ban in court. there is an effort
. >> it's not just us. when we want things from hospital records, it takes longer to get these things. it's -- it compounds itself. >> reporter: the furlough's expect, 150,000 workers and saves the state about $137 million a month. >> without a budget in place, california is in a precarious position. >> reporter: well, folks we spoke to are not steep in constitutional law, they are hoping the legal argument that the governor overstepped his authority by ordering these...
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he used one of those to record his first album. the other guitar was given to him by heavy metal pioneer dime bag daryl. the guitar player for pan terra. >> i had my dime bolt over here. i had my guitar that i recorded and wrote my first album with machine head over there. >> now flin says he's convinced he was targeted in this theft. he's offering a $3,000 reward for the return of his prized guitars. at the same time martinez police are examining the fingerprints that may be connected to the thefts. >>> well, new rules are in the works for the airlines. the surprising amount of time that pilots spend at the airport that's not accounted for and could effect the safety of your next flight. >>> and also faceoff over furloughs and whether or not the governor has the power to force state employees to go without pay. when that decision's going to be made. >>> and president obama weighs in on a florida pastor's plans to burn the koran this weekend. i'll tell you what the president has to say coming up. >>> and traffic looking good. we'll
he used one of those to record his first album. the other guitar was given to him by heavy metal pioneer dime bag daryl. the guitar player for pan terra. >> i had my dime bolt over here. i had my guitar that i recorded and wrote my first album with machine head over there. >> now flin says he's convinced he was targeted in this theft. he's offering a $3,000 reward for the return of his prized guitars. at the same time martinez police are examining the fingerprints that may be...
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some tell us thnatural gas leak in this neighborhood has made them nervous. around 1:00 this afternoon, a crew cut a gas pipeline mistaking it for conduit. putting residents on edge. evacuated residents tell us the smell of gas normally would not cause them alarm but that the san bruno explosion has them thinking twice. >> are you more nervous? >> we're starting to be after the tragedy in san bruno and with this happening today, certainly yeah. >> reporter: this resident wasn't home at the time of the investigation. so he looked for the help of firefighters. the children were taken by bus to another school where parents picked them up. parents told us they were scared as they rushed to get their children. >> the memory is still fresh. >> tragedy again. >> reporter: the smell came from the school's furnaces which had been turned on for the first time this year. in san francisco there was a similar scare at galileo academy. >> we're seeing an up tick of calls in the bay area but that's what we're here for. >> reporter: here in oakland, residents say the san bru
some tell us thnatural gas leak in this neighborhood has made them nervous. around 1:00 this afternoon, a crew cut a gas pipeline mistaking it for conduit. putting residents on edge. evacuated residents tell us the smell of gas normally would not cause them alarm but that the san bruno explosion has them thinking twice. >> are you more nervous? >> we're starting to be after the tragedy in san bruno and with this happening today, certainly yeah. >> reporter: this resident...
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would you use that money to hold the line? >> i would put it to the chancellors and say how do you think we should best use this money? if we can give you back a billion dollars over the next two or three years, would you want to invest that in research, faculty, reduce fees? what's the best way to make your campuses great for every child? i would ask them since they are battling the challenges of the budget every day. >> let's go to the next question. >> ms. whitman, fact checking organizations in this campaign have concluded that many of your ads are misleading or even worse. how can voters trust you to communicate with them honestly about the state's problems when you're willing to distort the truth to win a campaign? >> i don't agree with the premise of your question, and let's take one ad which i know has received a lot of attention, which was the bill clinton ad talking about jerry brown's record of governor. and let's dissect this for a minute because i stand by that ad. let's look what bill clinton actually said. cnn s
would you use that money to hold the line? >> i would put it to the chancellors and say how do you think we should best use this money? if we can give you back a billion dollars over the next two or three years, would you want to invest that in research, faculty, reduce fees? what's the best way to make your campuses great for every child? i would ask them since they are battling the challenges of the budget every day. >> let's go to the next question. >> ms. whitman, fact...
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steve will fill us in on the fog. for drivers, don't use your high beams in the fog. things tend to change as the sun comes up. steve caught me well. we will get to him in a second. west 80 traffic between panola and richmond is looking good. here is steve. >>> don't get too good at that weather. the first system of the season coming in. we will get a lot of clouds to the north today. when the systems line north-to- south, they weaken considerably. the key is the low. it will come in late saturday into sunday. increasing clouds and higher clouds just visiting northern mendicino county. fog and drizzle and sunny and mild. 60s and 70s. 58 here in san francisco. can i pat myself on the back? thank you. [ applause ] >> for three days in a row, we nailed the city high. that is rare and hard. today is 64. fog and drizzle and low clouds. look at the temperatures. 67 at san jose state and san jose airport. 30ed in -- 30s in the mountains. today is the day we get the low clouds and fog. tomorrow is the day we get the clouds. rain makes it to the north bay. this low comes in an
steve will fill us in on the fog. for drivers, don't use your high beams in the fog. things tend to change as the sun comes up. steve caught me well. we will get to him in a second. west 80 traffic between panola and richmond is looking good. here is steve. >>> don't get too good at that weather. the first system of the season coming in. we will get a lot of clouds to the north today. when the systems line north-to- south, they weaken considerably. the key is the low. it will come in...
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my wife usually sits back and watches us, but she's going to join us today. >> because it's free day and you get to try something that you don't normally do. >> i like fishing because you can relax and catch cool things. >> reporter: just hang out, connect with family and nature. >> i like to be outdoors more than inside. >> just a nice way to spend the day, talking, chatting. >> reporter: fishing can help create special memories that last. >> i like to reel it in. but i, i think my daddy told me i caught fish when i was little. >> reporter: this was the second of two free fishing days this ye. state fish and game says it will announce next year's free fishing day this coming spring. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> vector control officials are issuing a warning about west nile virus after two dead animals tested positive for that disease. the virus was found in a squirrel and a raven this past month. vector control's advising people to report dead birds and squirrels to authorities. west mile is usually spread through bites from infected mosquitoes. >>> coming up it started wit
my wife usually sits back and watches us, but she's going to join us today. >> because it's free day and you get to try something that you don't normally do. >> i like fishing because you can relax and catch cool things. >> reporter: just hang out, connect with family and nature. >> i like to be outdoors more than inside. >> just a nice way to spend the day, talking, chatting. >> reporter: fishing can help create special memories that last. >> i like to...
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they used the speaker from the p a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy of hospitality and tourism will be part of, so the students can share with other students, faculty, the neighborhood, and others to come by and what to look to the artwork we have. >> by working with the students, we hope to raise awareness of the collection and foster stewardship.
they used the speaker from the p a system as part of the design. on the opposite side of the library, we have a large fresco which depicts the academic subjects that were taught at the time. it serves as a foil to the other fresco in the library, we have academic subjects on one side, vocational subjects on the other, and result is the concept of a well-rounded education. additionally, what we plan to do is the academy of hospitality and tourism will be part of, so the students can share with...
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thank you for joining us this thursday september 2nd. i'm pam cook. [ audio problems ] >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here's steve. >>> all right, pam and dave, thank you very much. good morning. skies are clear. fog is pretty far out there. it's getting closer but not going to be a factor at least through the first part of today and temperatures will start to rock up. officially 68 in san francisco. 88 today. 90s down toward santa cruz. upper 80s, low to mid-90s and few upper 90s as you work your way inland. >>> steve, right now highway 4 is recovering after we had an earlier problem blocking the left lane for a bit westbound 4 at willow pass. the accident has been cleared. they've towed the cars away but traffic is still slow as you come up there. bay bridge toll plaza looks pretty good here westbound so far getting into san francisco. now back to the desk. >>> time now 6:01. we've got new information this morning about the possible motive in the killing spree that spans three bay area cities. it now appears the su
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maureen naylor joins us with the story. the signs are in place tonight. you can see part of the express way from where we are standing. seven hours from now north carolina's first toll lane will officially open. but carpoolers need to take precautions to make sure they are not charged unnecessarily. >> last-minute computer tests were underway this evening on new sensors along southbound 680 in fremont starting at 5:00 tomorrow morning, the system will give solo drivers the option to pay to drive with carpoolers in this express lane. marked off with double white lines. >> i think i would be willing to pay money as a single driver to drive on the express lane. >> why? >> because it will get me where i need to go faster. >> it is stupid because it is a lane that is already there that the taxpayers already paid for. so why make us pay more to just drive on it. >> the toll lane starts at highway 84 and stretches 14 miles stretch to highway north. here is how it works. you enter the express lane at certain points. on weekdays between 5:00 in the morning and 8:0
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takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> all right. traffic is moving well if you are driving to the bay bridge. a bit of fog is the problem on the golden gate. steve and i will be back with the fog and traffic report in moments. >>> thank you. this morning, the broken bp oil well in the gulf of mexico is a step closer to being permanently sealed. the next step is to pump mud and cement down the relief well to seal the broken well at the base. the final seal is expected to be completed by sunday. >>> the state of california rejected a compensation claim by terry probyn. the state's problem to find her daughter created a nightmare that lasted 18 years. the state department of corrections says terry probyn should take her claim to the courts and file a formal lawsuit. the state has already paid jaycee dugard $20 million. her mother was not included in the settlement. >>> time is 6:25. at 11:30 this morning, state budget negotiations will resume in sacramento. last night, the governor and legislators met for three hours. that is the longe
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tomorrow for us. then what we will do is we will just make it feel like summer on the first weekend of fall with warmer weather. >> thank you, steve. >>> while it may not feel like it to many americans the national bureau of economic research says the recession is over. those economists say the ri correction started in desper of 2007 and ended in june of last year. that would still make it the longest since world war ii. they add the economy has been growing for the last 15 months. but the experts also say the effects or still being felt because an estimated 15 million americans are still out of work. they say unemployment usually keeps rising after a recession ends and the jobless rate doesn't drop until the recovery is well underway. the unemployment rate is currently holding steady at 9.6%. >>> the one day meeting of the federal reserve is just getting underway in washington, d.c. this morning. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke and his colleagues are considering what steps if any to strengthen
tomorrow for us. then what we will do is we will just make it feel like summer on the first weekend of fall with warmer weather. >> thank you, steve. >>> while it may not feel like it to many americans the national bureau of economic research says the recession is over. those economists say the ri correction started in desper of 2007 and ended in june of last year. that would still make it the longest since world war ii. they add the economy has been growing for the last 15...
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his mother mary joining us. your thoughts right off the top. >> i think that the speech was really good. and i you know, i'm very -- it's hard for me to get my arms around the whole reason that we're there. and so, i have to put that aside and just embrace the fact that my son chose to take this on and to do this and you know he's a hero for that. >> reporter: he's leaves behind a wife, he leaves behind a son. hearing what the president just said being achieved in iraq, is his wife worth the sacrifice that the president said it was? >> it's hard to -- yes, of course his wife and my grandson are worth it. definitely. but it's very difficult to, you know, understand it or put my head around why it had to happen. because if it was something that i felt was a worthy reason to be there, it would be a little easier. but it's really difficult when it's a situation that i wasn't -- i think a lot of americans don't understand the whole reason we were there. >> reporter: got to leave it at that. thanks mary, appreciate yo
his mother mary joining us. your thoughts right off the top. >> i think that the speech was really good. and i you know, i'm very -- it's hard for me to get my arms around the whole reason that we're there. and so, i have to put that aside and just embrace the fact that my son chose to take this on and to do this and you know he's a hero for that. >> reporter: he's leaves behind a wife, he leaves behind a son. hearing what the president just said being achieved in iraq, is his wife...
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." >> one of the drugs used in executions is set to expire on friday. that means that there will be no executions at least until next year. by then, the state will have a new attorney general, and a new governor. reporting live at san quentin, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage of the legal battle over executions in california continues on ktvu.com. you will also find more information about death row including a look at some of the infamous inmates being held there. just click on the death row tab. >>> san francisco police have named a suspect in yesterday's rape, robbery and beating at the potrero hill housing project. the attack happened around noon yesterday. officers say 25-year-old damir sha lake oh has a distinctive sf tattoo on his face as well as on his neighboring. damirshalako. investigators say he is on parole from santa rosa and typically travels on public transit. >>> family members of murdered children can now ask the judge to seal the autopsy reports of their loved ones. governor arnold schwarzenegger has signed a bill that al
." >> one of the drugs used in executions is set to expire on friday. that means that there will be no executions at least until next year. by then, the state will have a new attorney general, and a new governor. reporting live at san quentin, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage of the legal battle over executions in california continues on ktvu.com. you will also find more information about death row including a look at some of the infamous inmates being held there....
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to it but people have not been using it. they have, carpoolers have but not a lot using the 6 dollar toll or whatever. westbound up to the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. now back to dave and pam. >> all right. sal. >>> women attacked on a bay area college campus, we are going to tell you where police patrols are now increasing and what we know about the attacks. >> plus wa big rig overturned just hours ago and how the bay area commute may be affected. >> good morning, skies are clear so that means we are warming up. right? right? we will tell you in two minutes. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc. >>> why san jose city college employee says police need to arrive at th
to it but people have not been using it. they have, carpoolers have but not a lot using the 6 dollar toll or whatever. westbound up to the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. now back to dave and pam. >> all right. sal. >>> women attacked on a bay area college campus, we are going to tell you where police patrols are now increasing and what we know about the attacks. >> plus wa big rig overturned just hours ago and how the bay area commute may be affected. >> good...
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kraig debro joins us from the scene of a big rally in oakland. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, tori, what began with a mile long a fremont this rally wasn't even supposed to happen here. it was supposed to happen across the street but it got so big people wondered over there, this crowd actually fits bitter in this space. it sounds like a football game or a concert with all the cheering going on. agreement on the budge it is not in the foreseeable future, this agreement will have an impact on the lives of thousands of people whether an agreement is reached or not. >> our goal today really is to let our families be heard. we consider that an emergency. more than 200 parents staff and kids gathered this morning at fremont sports complex, their mission dramatize the effect the budget stalemate is having on one of the largest child care centers. >> three out of my five need the child care. >> reporter: in order to hold the rally they closed their locations. the irony of closing down for a day to prevent closing down for good. >> we hope we don't e
kraig debro joins us from the scene of a big rally in oakland. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, tori, what began with a mile long a fremont this rally wasn't even supposed to happen here. it was supposed to happen across the street but it got so big people wondered over there, this crowd actually fits bitter in this space. it sounds like a football game or a concert with all the cheering going on. agreement on the budge it is not in the foreseeable future, this agreement will have an...
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for us, we are at the status quo. we have a month left. we're working hard to get our folks ready for the transition. we hope to not have to do that, but we are preparing for pretty bad news. today, final push. the mayor will talk a little bit about the program as well. >> thanks, and thank you all very much for taking the time to be here. i actually just left senator feinstein, who has been a champion of this program. the reference that not to impress but to impress upon you that we need all the friends we can get all the champions we can get to extend this program. 3820 families are being served by this program. these are families, many of which -- close to, in fact, 1000 of these families were on welfare, and now pulled out of welfare and have the dignity of a paycheck and the dignity that comes with a paycheck. when they come back home to feed their family. that is not a rhetorical line. that is not a line just to place some politics. that is quite literal. this program, arguably, is the most successful stimulus program in the united s
for us, we are at the status quo. we have a month left. we're working hard to get our folks ready for the transition. we hope to not have to do that, but we are preparing for pretty bad news. today, final push. the mayor will talk a little bit about the program as well. >> thanks, and thank you all very much for taking the time to be here. i actually just left senator feinstein, who has been a champion of this program. the reference that not to impress but to impress upon you that we need...
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he is on parole from santa rosa and may bo using public transportation to get around. we checked in with officers at the bay view police department. this morning there are no new updates he has not been arrested and we are being told he is being considered dangerous, if you do see this man please call 911. live from san francisco jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. >> california's budget crisis has led to a bole shell for uc berkeley sports. cal has eliminated baseball, men's and women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse, the highly successful men's rugby team will become a varsity club which well not receive financial backing from the university. the changes will begin at the end of this school year. >> these were very painful decisions and as i said, to the students earlier today, deciding which programs was the most difficult part of the plan. >> the cal bears football team is not effected. the cuts are the university's latest response to california's worst financial crisis in decades. san francisco is steppg up its campaign to host the world's topsailing race. the ci
he is on parole from santa rosa and may bo using public transportation to get around. we checked in with officers at the bay view police department. this morning there are no new updates he has not been arrested and we are being told he is being considered dangerous, if you do see this man please call 911. live from san francisco jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. >> california's budget crisis has led to a bole shell for uc berkeley sports. cal has eliminated baseball, men's and women's...
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carla marinucci joint us with more. what do you know -- joins us with more. what do you know about this situation? >> well, i've been in contact with gloria allred, the feminist attorney this morning. she's having an 11:00 a.m. press conference. we know it's a latina housekeeper who worked for meg whitman. we're gonna learn more. we haven't heard from the whitman campaign yet. >> some are saying this could have a significant impact on the campaign. it could be potentially something very serious. the time something serious for an october surprise. this is a very high stakes race. gloria allred, of course, a very well known feminist attorney but she's also a democratic activist. so we have to hear these allegations and what they are. this comes before whitman is going to meet brown in the debate in fresno on saturday on the latino issue. this is a univision debate in spanish. this will be a tough week for meg whitman. i'm sure they are going to have to do some kind of spin control on it no matter what the allegations are. >> let's talk about last night's debate
carla marinucci joint us with more. what do you know -- joins us with more. what do you know about this situation? >> well, i've been in contact with gloria allred, the feminist attorney this morning. she's having an 11:00 a.m. press conference. we know it's a latina housekeeper who worked for meg whitman. we're gonna learn more. we haven't heard from the whitman campaign yet. >> some are saying this could have a significant impact on the campaign. it could be potentially something...
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neighbors showed us these tickets found here to give us some insight into the labor day party that ended in gunfire. police say a relative found the body of 26-year-old julius hubes. hubes was next to a wall near some bushes. >> there was a series of between five and 10 gunshot, very rapid fire. and then some very angry words then they used an expletive that wasn't a racial expletive that you don't want to hear. >> reporter: we found this picture of the pool party on faceback, faceback. >> when you have that many people into one area, i'm just thinking, there's going to be trouble tonight. >> reporter: up to 500 people were at the party when officers responded to the shooting. the hotel management asked them to disperse the crowd. they asked freemont and union city police officers for help. >> at that time no victims were reported or reported by area hospitals. >> reporter: the coroners office told us tomorrow an autopsy will be conducted to find out what killed hughes. >> that's sad. because this poor youngster was out there alone all night. >> reporter: hubes was once charged with murd
neighbors showed us these tickets found here to give us some insight into the labor day party that ended in gunfire. police say a relative found the body of 26-year-old julius hubes. hubes was next to a wall near some bushes. >> there was a series of between five and 10 gunshot, very rapid fire. and then some very angry words then they used an expletive that wasn't a racial expletive that you don't want to hear. >> reporter: we found this picture of the pool party on faceback,...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now. in san francisco today, state regulators will get their first look at a controversial proposal supported by pg&e. this will require customers to pay all costs of catastrophic fires that exceed pg&e's insurance coverage. that would include last week's gasline explosion and fire in san bruno. two people are in the hospital right now, following an early- morning boating accident in the richmond ma reason gnaw. four people were rescued after their boat slammed into a rock wall in the bay at around 6:00 this morning. >>> we're also following developments on the release of uc berkeley grad, sarah shourd, from an iranian prison. u.s. officials say her flight has just taken
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now. in san francisco today, state regulators will get their first look at a controversial proposal supported by pg&e. this will...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepared to do exactly that. >>> calfire moved quickly this afternoon to extinguish a grass fire east of mount dia ablo state park. an aggressive attack contained the the fire to just two acres. it took firefighters a little more than an hour to put it out. >>> palo alto fire officials want to swap out
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state...
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>>guest: not targeted at specific races but specifically not to be used, a restriction not to be used in a direct election but aimd at helping them on the ground. the specific donor request in keeping with our mission, we did not endorse candidates or get involved in election races. >>neil: but one of your candidates, christine o'donnell in delaware is hurting, is there temptation on the part of the tea party moolt, and i know you are a diverse group, to help her or provide more funding for her race? or let her be? >>guest: the local groups on the ground, it is up to them. we do not endorse candidates. so christine o'donnell is not a tea party candidate from tea party patriots. >>neil: i don't understand the difference. she campaigned as a tea party and they liked her and backed her and wanted her to win. i don't understand. >>guest: the patriots specifically do not endorse candidates. our local coordinators have asked us to focus on core values, we think it is better to educate americans and inform of our values and let them make the best decision for who they should vote for. >>neil
>>guest: not targeted at specific races but specifically not to be used, a restriction not to be used in a direct election but aimd at helping them on the ground. the specific donor request in keeping with our mission, we did not endorse candidates or get involved in election races. >>neil: but one of your candidates, christine o'donnell in delaware is hurting, is there temptation on the part of the tea party moolt, and i know you are a diverse group, to help her or provide more...
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i would like to use the internet if i could. is that possible? >> i don't believe you can access the internet from here. >> ok. well, i'll refer to it, then. supervisors, the project has had a program on san francisco community access since 1994. we have fought for transparency and public accountability at the community access station. when you rejected, the rules committee rejected the additional money, $375,000 previously, to previous meeting on this issue, you said you were concerned about transparency and accountability. of vaback. that's a legitimate concern. others have spoke to that. it turns out that in fact this issue has not been resolved. a complaint was filed with the sunshine commission over the violation of the sunshine ordinance. because they were not providing documents to members of the public and users of community access. the commission after listening to the report voted that, in fact, vaback violated the ordinance, had not provided documentation. i don't think that bodes well for giving them another $375,000. one of the thing
i would like to use the internet if i could. is that possible? >> i don't believe you can access the internet from here. >> ok. well, i'll refer to it, then. supervisors, the project has had a program on san francisco community access since 1994. we have fought for transparency and public accountability at the community access station. when you rejected, the rules committee rejected the additional money, $375,000 previously, to previous meeting on this issue, you said you were...
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two other workers are us manying. the rig's owner said powerful waves from a typhoon were probably to blame but the owner insists no oil has spilled. the offshore rig is located in china's second largest oil field. in iran there is late word that the death by stoning sentence against a woman may be set aside. the woman was convicted of adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death. the punishment was been denounced across the world but iran still may hang the woman for her conviction for being involved in her husband's death. and in russia a passenger jet made an emergency landing today at an abandoned air base in siberia after losing power at 33,000 feet. the plane rolled off the runway and into a forest. the 81 people onboard were not hurt. the pilot reported that the electrical system failed. one official compared the pilot to captain skullinburger who landed his distressed plane in the hudson river. >> it hasn't happened in decades. could we get another world fair in the bay area. where and when it might be held. >
two other workers are us manying. the rig's owner said powerful waves from a typhoon were probably to blame but the owner insists no oil has spilled. the offshore rig is located in china's second largest oil field. in iran there is late word that the death by stoning sentence against a woman may be set aside. the woman was convicted of adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death. the punishment was been denounced across the world but iran still may hang the woman for her conviction for being...
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>> it used to be 67, now it's only 60. so it's the easiest right now. one of the differences is a number of years you had to go and talk. now they can have it without the long speeches. but that was quite a historic time. and mr. smith goes to washington, long phil busters. i'd be willing to talk, though. >> some of your republican colleagues have suggested that if republicans do gain control, that government shutdown may be in the offing. specifically for health care reform this is being talked about, the idea of putting restrictions on appropriations funding for hhs or the i.r.s. to implement this law. is it worth shutting down the government over anything in the next two years in a republican-controlled congress? specifically over health care reform given how much it's disliked by members of your party. is a government shutdown something you would support? >> what i would like to do is see us choking off some of this money that's supposed to go to the internal revenue service. they're asking for $10 billion to fund hiring up to 16,000 new i.r.s. agen
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for us. together with the speaker, they have been a formidable set of champions for this were the project. i also want to it knowledge the chief operating officer of the presidio trust. a major comeback indispensable partner in the product -- execution of this project. we have had the pleasure of working with him for several years and look forward to working with them and the future until the project is completed. i also want to acknowledge the first vice-president of the golden gate bridge district team. i also want to thank the chief engineer. of course, the study on doyle drive. mary curry, the leader of public affairs. let me take a moment to introduce the administrator of the federal highway administration. we are simply delighted that he has been able to take time from his busy schedule, which he spent reshaping the way we think about transportation, to come to san francisco to be here with us. when he leaves today, he will take with him this memento. it is a little shovel. we are givin
for us. together with the speaker, they have been a formidable set of champions for this were the project. i also want to it knowledge the chief operating officer of the presidio trust. a major comeback indispensable partner in the product -- execution of this project. we have had the pleasure of working with him for several years and look forward to working with them and the future until the project is completed. i also want to acknowledge the first vice-president of the golden gate bridge...
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the test used the same materials that the suspect used in his bombing attempt. he could be sentenced to life in prison next week. he wants to -- he wanted to join his brother every since the september 11th attack. >> losing 14 officers through attrition since july, and the city wants them to rehire those who were lost, but the administrator says that it is not a good idea because more may have to be lost if they don't present a valid ballot. >> teachers and students are being forced to take the beak off because of ongoing budget problems. the district lost $43 million from the state, and the furlough is expected to cut the budget in nafl by $4 million. a new law streamlined the process of those who learned associate degrees at the community colleges. it could vary now and make it difficult for those students to transfer to the cal-state universities. the new rule states that it should be easier for those students to receive their degrees. >> last night, the senate unanimously passed a bill, and it requires the tv stations and cable companies that would be provid
the test used the same materials that the suspect used in his bombing attempt. he could be sentenced to life in prison next week. he wants to -- he wanted to join his brother every since the september 11th attack. >> losing 14 officers through attrition since july, and the city wants them to rehire those who were lost, but the administrator says that it is not a good idea because more may have to be lost if they don't present a valid ballot. >> teachers and students are being forced...
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stay with us. >>> also some awkward moments for arizona's governor during a debate. we will tell you what the governor says about her strange behavior. >>> we will tell you about a sign of trouble that witnesses heard before a deadly plane crash on the peninsula that killed three people. >>> getting busy on highway 4 driving up to concord. i'll have the traffic and weather news coming up. >>> welcome back. here is a quick look at the stories we are following for you. we have new information on breaking news from salinas. a helicopter just went down on highway 101 near the salinas airport. this happened 30 minutes ago. the one person on the chopper suffered minor injuries. however, southbound 101 is closed near airport boulevard because the helicopter flipped over. make sure you stay with us here on ktvu channel 2 news to get all of the updates on the breaking news story. >>> also, we have learned the investigation into a deadly rampage will shift today to the pittsburg landfill. investigators are l
stay with us. >>> also some awkward moments for arizona's governor during a debate. we will tell you what the governor says about her strange behavior. >>> we will tell you about a sign of trouble that witnesses heard before a deadly plane crash on the peninsula that killed three people. >>> getting busy on highway 4 driving up to concord. i'll have the traffic and weather news coming up. >>> welcome back. here is a quick look at the stories we are following...
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typically, those audits do not generate terribly useful information. either the agency is complying, or it is not. those are not always addressing the issue of effectiveness, which is really the order of the day in government today because of the issue of budget cuts, and we need to do more with what we have or more with less, so the bottom line is that in order to find the areas of real promise, where you can do improvement and processes or do things as simple as connecting the dots between the investment and improvement services -- why are we buying equipment? what are the ultimate goals? the real goal is to provide better service, so management- related issues are the ones that need to be address, so in order to do that, you want to have one's with experience in a fairly complex field of transit orientation so they know what they are looking for and they have a sense of what the range of reasonable currencies would be in other agencies. there's also the issue of comparing san francisco to other places. it is not impossible to compare. if you have th
typically, those audits do not generate terribly useful information. either the agency is complying, or it is not. those are not always addressing the issue of effectiveness, which is really the order of the day in government today because of the issue of budget cuts, and we need to do more with what we have or more with less, so the bottom line is that in order to find the areas of real promise, where you can do improvement and processes or do things as simple as connecting the dots between...
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until you know how chantix may affect you, use caution when driving or operating machinery. chantix should not be taken with other quit-smoking products. ♪ my benjamin, he helped me with the countdown. "ben, how many days has it been?" "5 days, mom. 10 days, mom." i think after 30 days he got tired of counting. [ male announcer ] talk to your doctor about chantix. find out how you can save money on your prescription and learn terms and conditions at chantix.com. find out how you can save money on your prescription and people like what we're saying.. about how fusion is projected to hold its resale value better than camry. and has better quality than accord. as a matter of fact, people like what we're saying so much, ford fusion is now the 2010 motor trend car of the year. the fusion, from ford. get in . . . and drive one. >> c ouric: those tainted eggs we mentioned earlier have a lot of people asking "now do i know my food is safe?" government agencies are supposed to be regulating the food supply, but taken together, they make up an alphabet soup of oversight, a recipe ch
until you know how chantix may affect you, use caution when driving or operating machinery. chantix should not be taken with other quit-smoking products. ♪ my benjamin, he helped me with the countdown. "ben, how many days has it been?" "5 days, mom. 10 days, mom." i think after 30 days he got tired of counting. [ male announcer ] talk to your doctor about chantix. find out how you can save money on your prescription and learn terms and conditions at chantix.com. find out...
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then the city fathers in the 1920's let us knock down the hill, let us extend second street, and it finishes at the ballpark now. as you move south along second, that whole area, you get into rock. many of these old warehouse buildings, as you approach rincon hill, are sitting on rock. if you go down to king street, which is the street that fronts the ballpark, if you cross the street from the ballpark and the look on the sidewalk, there is actually a little brass plates that depict the location of the bluff that existed, the transition from the beach to the vertical cliffs that existed at second street. at second and king. all of that was taken down, and they have built warehouses. now at his condominium developments. and portions of mission bay. the first building of mission bay, third and townsend -- i am sorry, third and king, it is a rock site. if you go further into mission bay, it goes from rock to week bay mud. -- weak bay mud. this is on the folsom? >> the old wonder bread bakery. a little bit higher up. >> that particular building, if you look closely, the rock has actually receded
then the city fathers in the 1920's let us knock down the hill, let us extend second street, and it finishes at the ballpark now. as you move south along second, that whole area, you get into rock. many of these old warehouse buildings, as you approach rincon hill, are sitting on rock. if you go down to king street, which is the street that fronts the ballpark, if you cross the street from the ballpark and the look on the sidewalk, there is actually a little brass plates that depict the...
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police have not yet told us the victim's name. several neighbors told us the victim was my michael lee. >> an inmate died in custody after san francisco's hall of justice. 31-year-old isaiah died last september. sheriff deputies cuffed, shackled, and subdued him after a struggle. after the restraints were taken off, downs stopped breathing. the medical examiner says he died from asphyxia. >> they did a little homicide, they ruled it was an act of the deputies that caused isaiah's death. >> the sheriff's department apologized for the death in a statement, but says it believes all department procedures were properly followed. san francisco police and the district attorney are investigating. >>> time now, 8:34. san francisco's proposed crackdown on kids meals could run into some tough opposition today. ktvu's jade hernandez is at city hall now with reaction to the city's controversial plan. good morning. >> good morning. the first public hearing on this proposal will be held here at city hall later this afternoon. but mcdonald offici
police have not yet told us the victim's name. several neighbors told us the victim was my michael lee. >> an inmate died in custody after san francisco's hall of justice. 31-year-old isaiah died last september. sheriff deputies cuffed, shackled, and subdued him after a struggle. after the restraints were taken off, downs stopped breathing. the medical examiner says he died from asphyxia. >> they did a little homicide, they ruled it was an act of the deputies that caused isaiah's...
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fog begins and that takes us into the weekend. big time cooling next week. pam and dave. >>> thank you. the mystery of what has been lurking at the airport has been solved. what airport officials uncovered when they looked underneath terminal a. >>> and governor arnold schwarzenegger is thanking steve jobs. what he has to do with the next trip to the dmv. >>> good morning. right now, your next trip to marin county is looking good. more on the commute coming up. >>> welcome back. 5:10. this morning, an investigation is under way into the cause of the latest oil rig fire in the gulf of mexico. the mariner energy platform is west of the bp oil rig. all 13 workers jumped into the water and were rescued. ktv's allison burns has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday's oil rig fire was different than the bp disaster five months ago. it still raises a lot of questions about how oil rigs operate and the safety of their operation in the gulf. already some environment groups and members of congress say this is proof that off-shore drilling is too dangerous.
fog begins and that takes us into the weekend. big time cooling next week. pam and dave. >>> thank you. the mystery of what has been lurking at the airport has been solved. what airport officials uncovered when they looked underneath terminal a. >>> and governor arnold schwarzenegger is thanking steve jobs. what he has to do with the next trip to the dmv. >>> good morning. right now, your next trip to marin county is looking good. more on the commute coming up....